Author: Harald Lüßen
Date: 11:53:17 01/23/04
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On January 23, 2004 at 14:22:28, milix wrote:
>I tried to implement the long checks idea of Ed Schröder
>(http://members.home.nl/matador/chess840.htm#QS) but not worked for me.
>Maybe my QS is not implemented correctly to have this checks concept but I can't
>figure it by myself. I wish for some help here (maybe from Ed himself) :-)
>
>In my main search, before I enter the QS I set the variable MAX_CHECKS_DEPTH to
>2.
>
>My quiescent in pseudo code:
>
>quiescent(alpha, beta)
>{
> save the MAX_CHECKS_DEPTH
> score = full_evaluate()
> if (score < alpha) return score
Change the last line to
if (score >= beta) return beta;
> if (score > alpha) alpha = score
>
> if (side_to_move_is_in_check)
> generate_legal_moves()
> else if (MAX_CHECKS_DEPTH > 0)
> generate_good_equal_captures_queenpromotions_and_checks()
> else generate_good_equal_captures_queenpromotions()
> sort_the_moves()
>
> for each move in the list {
> make_the_move()
> score = - quiescent(-beta, -alpha)
> undo_the_move()
> restore MAX_CHECKS_DEPTH
> if (score < alpha) return score;
And again
if (score >= beta) return beta;
> if (score > alpha) alpha = score;
> }
> MAX_CHECKS_DEPTH = MAX_CHECKS_DEPTH - 1
>
> return alpha
>}
>
>Thanks in advance!
Harald
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